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Spigelian hernia (SH) is an uncommon clinical entity, being particularly rare in children. While it may be associated with acquired factors, most pediatric cases appear to [...]
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Since the introduction of minimal invasive surgery in the 90s, many international urologic centres have developed retroperitoneoscopy as access way for treatment of multiple [...]
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Renal cell tumors comprise both benign – oncocytoma – and malignant – clear cell renal cell carcinoma, papillary renal cell carcinoma, and chromophobe renal cell carcinoma [...]
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Penile prosthesis implantation is a common, well‐established treatment for correcting medical refractory erectile dysfunction. Although more invasive than some of the other [...]
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The adenomatoid tumor is a rare benign neoplasm of mesothelial origin, possible to occur in the genital tract in both sexes. It is commonly paratesticular, mainly in the epididymis. [...]
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The use of intravesical Bacillus Calmette-Guérin is a valid option in the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder tumors, making it the main subject of a lot of publications. [...]
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Spinal cord injury in males is frequently associated with infertility, due to ejaculatory dysfunction and/or semen properties alterations. Penile vibratory stimulation can [...]
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Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is the standard therapy for advanced prostate cancer. However, it encompasses several adverse effects, with impact on patient’s quality [...]
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Malignant germ cell tumors represent the majority of testicular masses, according to current knowledge, radical orchiectomy remains the standard of care in the management [...]
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The impact of using ASA (acetylsalicylic acid), metformin and statins on the prostate cancer may be significant, but is not clear and findings from previous studies are inconsistent. [...]
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Infertility is a clinical disorder affecting approximately 15% of reproductive-aged couples worldwide. Recently, the influence of oxidative stress (OS) in decreased semen [...]
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To describe the initial experience of CHVNG/E in microsurgical vasovasostomy. The two‐layer technique was applied under microscope magnification in every patient by the [...]
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The ureterointestinal stenosis is a relatively frequent complication after urinary diversions. The laparoscopic approach is rarely used but stay a therapeutic option. Show [...]
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Nephrogenic adenoma of the urinary bladder (NAB) is a rare and benign urothelial tumor. The existing literature is scarce regarding its etiology, clinical symptoms and therapeutic [...]
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The prevalence of neurogenic lower urinary tract disfunction (NLUTD) is unknown, but the risk of developing NLUTD associated with spinal cord injury (SCI) is high. Verify [...]
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Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the prostate (Mp‐MRI) allows the detection, localization and characterization of suspicious lesions for prostate cancer (PCa). [...]
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To evaluate the relationship between mean apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) and post-surgical Gleason scores. To determine the diagnostic accuracy of multiparametric magnetic [...]
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In the evaluation of prostate cancer, clinical nomograms are commonly used to predict the probability of lymphatic and extra‐nodal spread. Those nomograms may suggest the [...]
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Fibroepithelial polyps are extremely rare benign tumors arising from mesodermal tissue in the ureteral wall in children, that can cause ureteropelvic junction obstruction. [...]
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We present the clinical case of a 74-year-old woman with an urachal tumor diagnosed in 2004. The patient underwent a partial cystectomy of the dome with remotion of the urachal [...]
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Introduction : Imperforate hymen occurs in approximately 1 in 1, 000 females. It can be found incidentally on physical examination, it is treatable and does not cause significant [...]
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Currently, the use of mesh in surgery for pelvic organ prolapse has increased, mainly due to the high anatomic failure rate of native tissues repair. The objectives of this [...]
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The new Integrated Outpatient Surgery Centre (CICA) of Oporto’s Hospital Centre (CHP), opened in March/2011, developed around a paradigm of innovation and accurate protocols. [...]
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''Objectives'' : To evaluate the exposure of Portuguese Urology residents (IP) to urological laparoscopy and to its training methods, comparing with the remaining Urology [...]
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To quantify the effect of statins’ use on Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) levels in patients referred to prostate biopsy and to determinate if the exposure to statins must [...]
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Retroperitoneal schwannomas are rare, usually benign tumours that originate in the peripheral neural sheath. Preoperative diagnosis is often impossible. Few cases of laparoscopic [...]
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The 2014 European Association of Urology (EAU) guidelines on Penile cancer recommend dynamic sentinel node biopsy (DSNB) as a standard staging method for intermediate and [...]
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Introduction : Patients with cystinuria require multiple and varied treatments due to disease persistence and recurrence. In this study we analyzed therapeutic modalities [...]
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Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most common complications of diabetes, being oxidative stress an important feature of diabetic ED. Deleterious events induced by oxidative [...]
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As the prevalence of urolithiasis is growing and there has been an increase in technologies and minimally invasive techniques in all areas of surgery, it would be expected [...]
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To present our clinical and surgical experience of radical cystectomy in bladder cancer, evaluate postoperative complications and overall survival. We performed a retrospective [...]
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Over the past few years, the increasing use of cross‐sectional imaging, including ultrasound and computed tomography imaging, resulted in an increase incidental diagnosis [...]
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Urothelial bladder carcinoma (UBC), the most frequent type (90%) of bladder cancer and the second most common malignancy of the urogenital region, is a relatively well understood [...]
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Laparoscopic radical prostatectomy has become an accepted alternative to open surgery. Our goal is to compare the oncological outcome of both approaches. The prospective study [...]
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To identify the predictive factors associated with bladder recurrence of UTUC in patients undergoing radical nephroureterectomy and determine the overall survival of these [...]
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The pancreas is a rare metastization site for renal cell carcinoma (RCC); this paper reports a rare presentation of metastatic RCC, of obstructive jaundice secondary to a [...]
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Thrombosis or thrombophlebitis of the superficial dorsal vein of the penis (TSDVP) is an uncommon condition which may be associated with important psychological distress, [...]
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The Ewings family of tumours comprises a spectrum of malignancies of primitive neuroectodermal cells: embryonic cells that migrate from the neural crest. 1Primary kidney Ewings [...]
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